Ted Kennedy (ice hockey)

Ted Kennedy, nicknamed Teeder, was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who lived from 12 December 1925 to 14 August 2009. He spent his entire National Hockey League career with the Toronto Maple Leafs, from 1943 to 1957, and captained the club for eight seasons. Together with goaltender Turk Broda he was the first player in league history to win five Stanley Cups, and he was the last Maple Leaf to win the Hart Trophy as most valuable player until Auston Matthews in 2022. He grew up in Humberstone, Ontario, now part of Port Colborne, and the Canadiens, who owned his rights, traded him to Toronto. He entered the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1966 and is often called the quintessential Maple Leaf.